Holding(s) in Company (0957B)

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RNS Number : 0957B

Smurfit Kappa Group PLC

11 February 2011

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Smurfit Kappa Group plc.

2. Reason for the notification

(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify): ( )

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Smurfit Kappa Feeder G.P. Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

10 February 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

10 February 2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

From above 24%; reduced to below 19%

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
 Class/type of shares if 
 possible use ISIN CODE       Situation previous to the triggering transaction 
                              Number of shares       Number of voting rights 
 IE00B1RR8406                 53,181,884             53,181,884 
 
 
                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
Class/type of 
shares if 
possible use    Number of 
ISIN CODE       shares         Number of voting rights    % of voting rights 
                               Direct          Indirect   Direct      Indirect 
IE00B1RR8406      39,882,681     39,882,681      Nil         18.10%      Nil 
 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

 
 Type of      Expiration   Exercise/conversion   No. of voting        % of 
 financial     date         period/date          rights that may be   voting 
 instrument                                      acquired (if the     rights 
                                                 instrument 
                                                 exercised/ 
                                                 converted) 
 Nil 
 

Total (A+B)

 
 Number of voting rights   % of voting rights 
 39,882,681                18.10% 
 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable :

N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

N/A

14. Contact name:

Michael O'Riordan / Jim Fitzharris

15. Contact telephone number:

[phone]

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

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